Tuesday, September 4, 2007

Indians, The Unstoppables!

Looks like this will be the decider. Whether there is any hope left for India or will England finish the drama. The India-England series has been a breathe taking one, since the day, rain washed out play on the last day of the first test to keep the Indians hope alive. Ever since, Indians have made the best use of the opportunity to beat them in the test series. But will they be able to keep the nerve for the ODIs as well, now that they have to win both the last two games?

Indian rely heavily on their batting, definitely... thats their strength. Bowling also looks petty decent with Zaheer and Agarkar and not to forget the spinners as well. Par ab is team ke fielding ka kya karein? Is there a solution?

Fielding looks worse, if not bad. Thats how I will quote it. Indians were never known for their diving or sliding skills, but then fielding was considered bad. Now its worse.

The best fielders on the current tour:
Yuvraj (you cant have him everywhere),
Karthik (Pretends to be enthusiastic but definitely makes some good stops, if not all),
Agarkar (Covers good ground on the outfield, Can he make it one full revolution every ball. That could help.),
Tendulkar (Looks good in slips and outfield with a piercing throw) and
Robin Singh (Ooops! he cant come out on field).
That makes it plus four on the field.

The next set comes:
Gambhir (A youngster, should be able to throw himself around. Naa... Thats not his cup of tea. I'll field, if the ball comes straight to me and get it back if it crosses boundary),
Uthappa (Didnt get to see much, so I classify him here),
Dhoni (He's learning with experience, thats what people say. I have no complaints, as long as he bats to destroy the opposition!)
Dravid (His running is funny. He can make some good stops but not the best)
Chawla (Young blood.. should be good)
These five make it to only plus three on field.

The worst side:
Ganguly (100% record on drop in 2nd slip since the India Eng tour started. Will never trouble the ball on its way to boundary.)
Powar (My friend says, He should roll than run. He'll travel faster. What best he does in bowling is all given away in fielding. A little on the negative side)
Both these players account for not positive but negative side. They make to a minus 1.

The team has a tally: +4+3-1 = 6. On a scale of 11, we are 6. Thats not even 60% and we expect to win games. Good fielding is 'Basics of Cricket'. Its bound to be there in ever cricketer else he is not an eligible candidate. Hence, the Indian team becomes 'The Unstoppables', people who cant stop balls.

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